A Daily Graphic report indicates that approximately ¢63M was spent on just foreign travels and other related expenses in only 9months.

This is according to documents presented to Parliament by the Office of Government Machinery as part of budget estimates.

The breakdown of the expenditure indicates that the about GH₵63 million was spent on foreign trips, GH₵5.8 million on hotel accommodation and GH₵1.9 million on refreshments while GH₵68.9 million was spent on operational enhancement expenses.

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The office of government machinery is currently requesting Parliament to approve GH₵5 billion to finance its activities for 2020.

Last year, Parliament approved a total of GH₵1.5 billion for government’s machinery.

Below is a breakdown of expenses made by the Office of Government Machinery